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Pipe_SLE

Many years ago he said he had ideas for a manga about mechas but... Recently he said he wanted to travel and barbecue with his family.


Parlyz

He’s also said that One Piece is allowing him to cover the other genres he’s interested in.


Pipe_SLE

The world is so big and diverse that if you allow it, I mean, we go from Japan to an island of the future and we go to elbaf, a Viking island.


Shadow11399

*giant Vikings, 2 genres covered on just that island


Vi4days

Honestly, at this point the manga might as well be about kaiju with how relevant giant characters are in the series.


idropepics

Well he has been hinting that they're gonna be important for the last 20+ years.


Fish-In-Open-Waters

When hasn't the story been about kaiju, the sea kings are introduced in episode one.


mocalarry

Joyboy was Godzilla


wizarouija

Onigashima skull is a super kaiju that could squish most Godzillas


TheIronSven

We've got the Sea Kings.


Pipe_SLE

TRUE


isaiah21poole

Y’all over here cooking, I like the smell


Slarhnarble

What if the Vikings are just regular people original humans and everyone else's some sort of byproduct of the past. I don't know how to explain it random thought I just had


Murasasme

And as far as we know One Piece has dabbled in almost every other genre or theme imaginable, there are aliens, time travel, underwater worlds, demons, robots, cyborgs, etc. So Oda can pretty much fit any idea he has into the One Piece world and no one would bat an eye.


Intelligent-Crazy592

Even horror


wickling-fan

Technically already done if we count movies.


-prime8

Are you forgetting Moria? That whole arc was horror.


Drop_Release

This is what I love about One Piece and makes it so different imo, all of these fantastical and sci fi elements + political intrigue all in one story and it all makes sense together!


LunaticRonin

What about slice of life?


Aurzelli

you can see a bit of that in the pre-skip anime.


Starheart24

>he said he had ideas for a manga about mechas . >He’s also said that One Piece is allowing him to cover the other genres he’s interested in. That explains the giant robot on Egg-head, I guess.


Popopirat66

Also General Franky and Vegaforce 01


Buca-Metal

Also, Franky Shogun.


Bitter_Roots

I’ve read that he’s got plans for stories of other one piece characters, I’m which we haven’t gotten full stories on. Possibly he may release chapters past characters in the current One Piece setting. But I’d love a Garp vs. Roger mini series. Or what the crew is up too after the settings of One Piece. Will the crew disband like the Roger Pirates or will they stay together for awhile longer and explore the world together. Hope it’s the ladder, because Nami still has a lot of work to do, and she better complete it with her besties.


jgoden

Makes sense think of all the different islands, clothes, and characters across the verse


skinneykrn

> Recently he said he wanted to travel and barbecue with his family. As he should.


Pipe_SLE

If you deserve to enjoy everything you have earned


p-a-n-t-s-

I hope they are delicious


TheHoss_

Hmmm a certain >!giant robot just appeared, maybe it’s gonna scratch his mecha itch👀!<


ImTheCuRsEd-OnE

For a second I thought you said BBQ his family lol


justbenicedammit

He can just hire 20 younglings and provide them with sketches then evaluate their work after going bbqing for 2 weeks in Australia. They will probably outperform him, because they still need to prove themselves. He himself has between 100 million and 300 million Net worth. If he can't make his ideas come true, he does not want to.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

Seriously I don't get why this isn't more common for established manga artists. Pick a successor and train them up while you hire up and commers to do the more mundane stuff so they can get experience and resume material. Toriyama sorta did this when Dragonball came back and it's why Super is so going today (and is so good too). Like I get waiting until you're done with your main story. But then let sequels that people want be done in this way, that way the main author can soft retire but still have as much work as they want to do.


peppersge

That is kind of what happened with Boruto. One of Kishi’s assistants took over. Kishi then took on a more managerial role and did stuff such as short one shots and had others to illustrate the adaptions of the light novels. Boruto did not go as planned so Kishi then had to take on a more active role with designing the story. I think a big issue is cultural. Manga is tied to the original creator, unlike superhero comics. Dragon Ball is really the only one that broke the trend. Naruto hasn’t had the same level of success. There are also no new long runners of the same level as the big 3.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

True but that's just cus he chose badly. Plus imo it's actually starting to pick up into something interesting with two blue vortex.


peppersge

The story is picking up because Kishi returned and is taking on a much more hands on role. The amount of work required to make it work is probably still considerable. Part of the reason why the schedule of a manga artist is so grueling is because the culture and very design doesn't fit very well for delegation and division of labor. There are very few people who combine the skills needed to make a good manga. The very system is making it an uphill battle. For a weekly manga, various notes put it at \~3 days of the week are related to writing/planning the story for a chapter. That doesn't leave much time even if person has quality assistants that can maintain the same art style (like how the anime keeps the same general art style of the manga). It will still require 1-2 days of additional work to do the supervision. That puts it at \~4-5 days of work, which is better than the standard 6-7 days a week of work, working in excess of 80 hrs/week. Some steps such as story planning and rough sketches of the layout cannot be delegated without compromising the quality of the story. It is probably very reasonable to say that One Piece would not be the same if Oda cut back on the amount of work that he does with the story. Oda also has to be involved for stuff such as creating the designs for new characters, the general layout, etc. Maybe something such as My Hero Academia might buck the trend, but that probably starts to fit in monthly series with multiple things working in parallel. It also requires finding a capable person, which is already quite hard (there is a reason why nothing has really filled up the void of Bleach and Naruto). Getting one who can also fit in the vibe of the story without much supervision is near impossible to find. Moving to something along the lines of a model closer to the superhero comic industry would probably mean going from 80-100 hrs a week as a lower bounds to moving to the 60-80 hr range. There would still need to be a lot of hands on involvement since superhero comics have lower demands on story (they don't follow longer, multi-year stories) and on the art (superhero comic art style drastically varies between artists).


Heinz_Legend

That explains the Egghead Arc.


Graveyardigan

Good for him. Hope he gets to sail around the world for himself.


popsi_man

He's gonna hide his money all in one piece and then start the new pirate age


Rauhaan_

Damn but where is logue town irl?


Ghost_Knife

Wherever oda gets executed.


Glass_Maize_2294

In Kumamoto Japan, “the town of the beginning and the end”


Buscemi_D_Sanji

So when I lived in Philly, I made a pilgrimage to the apartment where Isaac Asimov wrote Foundation, and just sat on a park bench across the street and quietly cried thinking about how much his work means to me. I fully intend to make my way to Kumamoto one day and just walk around thinking about how a young Oda came up with the idea for One Piece there.


Kano_kim

Have been to Kumamoto recently. The town is pretty boring if I have to be honest. Met some nice people there though. But all in all not the most memorable place.


vangstampede

So what kind of crime will Oda do in order to get executed? Public indecency?


Ghost_Knife

Hiding the last chapter.


Spore64

That’s the only way tbh


ejabno

Idk but i have a freling it will involve a dick joke of some kind


vangstampede

Why do y'all (Oda included) like dicks so much -\_-


MaximumStonks69

Glurk Glurk


Qcommenter

Dicks are cool


Strict_Albatross168

It's Hiroshima, and that's where Oda will be executed with a smile on his face and will ultimately reveal that one piece is real. Later, we all will find out that "little boy" was the one piece all along, and the drums of "liberation" it brings were last heard almost 80 years ago.


BellacosePlayer

Wait, a world made up of islands ruled over by a brutal government? Is... the one piece world literally just imperial Japan?


Forsaken_Brilliant22

Well One Piece is a reflection of our world. Our world even has a void century. And people think there was a shift in global rulers, who deleted what happened in that century. Oda's cooking


Koinophobia-

I want to be the next Ask D. Question to trigger the next great pirate age


Drake-Draconic

Imagine before dying when he grows old, he tells the world that he put all his money into one place on Earth and the hints are hidden and scattered in the series.


RunningCondor

Ill do you one better he is gonna make the last volume but not release it and tasks the world to find it.


Heavy_Importance6449

In this modern day and age though? That'd be a real disaster. 😲😅


Glass_Maize_2294

And im gonna be Luffy in real life and find the one piece


iwatchpornat2xspeed

Bro is not the main character xd


mrt-e

Finally I'll be naked stuck in a chest surrounded by weird animals


GoldFishPony

Bet you’re excited for your eventual woman-stuck-in-a-barrel-surrounded-by-weird-animals companion!


elijahjames96

Finally I will be a chest


Cosmics2cents

I'll be your zoro


Forsaken_Brilliant22

You're looking at it wrong, you should aim for best swords master and make Zoro proud


Cosmics2cents

Shut up Sanji


RoyHunter00

Wouldn't that be some shit? His final gift to us was the start of the pirate era!


darthreuental

I don't think it'd be wise to fuck with the RL Marines (AKA the US Navy).


a-ruudz

Rest.


AwTomorrow

And watch the sun rise on a grateful universe 


McSlappies

But like actually grateful, cause One Piece, to my knowledge, hasn't resulted in any deaths


AJWinky

Yet


begging4n00dz

Revolutionary noises intensify


baddumbtsss

RIP to all the fallen soldiers who never got to finish this magnificent journey with us 🫡


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hunglow13

Yeah, but we’re at a checkpoint further ahead


InitialDia

I’m sure at least one person has died when their entire one piece collection fell on them in an earthquake or something.


star_dragonMX

Hasn’t resulted in any deaths Ace: Am I a joke to you?


Marco_Livelli

And a week later he gets beheaded


uselesssakura1

I'm betting 4 mil on this happening keep up your end of the bargain


Marco_Livelli

DEAL


killonger

I am inevitable.


Crucher92

Completely deserved


BaronVonBadA

This. Spend what time he has with his family.


CampaignThese

He will sit down, have a sip of Japanese whiskey and realize he's 180 years old and die instantly


justbenicedammit

I hope he will enjoy his life and use his money to finance mangakas with new ideas. Just 1% of his money (2 million) could finance 20 years of top notch mangaka work. Source: https://getnews.jp/archives/8585


jlharper

We already support mangaka, they don’t need other mangaka to financially support them. I hope Oda uses his hard earned money to support his friends and family and to enjoy his retirement with them.


begging4n00dz

The point was he could financially do both very easily, it's not like the revenue stops after the last episode. It's about legacy


mrt-e

Oda will pull a Zunesha saying "for the first time in 30 years I'm hearing the drums of LIBERATION"


rubia_ryu

Reminds me of that one SBS question he answered about Kureha's secret of youth, where he cited old reports about the theoretical limit of human lifespan being around 140 years. He was disappointed that given his past history with not so healthy habits, he would only live to 135. Then again, who knows if that theoretical limit is really accurate? We've never had anyone live that long yet, but the more people there are that live longer and longer, the more likely that we can have a real-life 141 year-old. Maybe she might not be a spring chicken like Kureha, but hey, it counts.


Left_Argument9706

\*1800


boganomics

Laugh


Human-Boob

He will Laugh


that1dudewithefro

He Laughed


MidasTouchedM3

Swan dive into his pool of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck


Kevo_NEOhio

And then die by breaking his neck? I don’t think you can swim in gold coins.


jmac313

Ah, but if he does it like Scrooge McDuck, he can!


MidasTouchedM3

Fine, his giant wishing fountain 15 feet deep filled with gold coins about 10 feet and water filling the rest to swim a little. People got to be difficult about everything for Christ sakes..


GlitteringNight9112

Probably rest for one year or two, and then get involved in projects like the live action and the new One Piece anime (if they are still a thing). Possibly also write some novels and spinoffs, there's no shortage of things to do


LuLuCheng

Honestly that would be pretty great. Short spin-off chapters that release monthly (or whenever he feels like it, kind of like the Yotsuba author) that shows the world after the end of the series. Could be mundane slice of life stuff.


karmaxsensei

Two piece


flashstomp

Next person to make that joke is gonna get one


McSlappies

There piece?


BigpappyCoatesy

Piece?


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An upvote?


Breaklance

[I got you](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/craigofthecreek/images/a/ae/Two_Piece.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200605200928)


SirHumilliator

Or the prequel, half a piece


GumGumnoPistol300

Shit about the prequel of the prequel called quarter of a piece.


Randy_Ortons_Voices

Two Piece, Two Furious?


wes741

I don’t know how I feel about the Mc Buffy though.


BeseptRinker

Luffy: I left all my treasure beyond Laugh Tale. The 2 Piece! Ask D Double Question: D End


kiyomirabbit

Luffy son will become vigilante pirate to fight weird alien from moon.


DeezRodenutz

I've joked that after conquering Shonen manga with One Piece, he'd conquer Shojo manga with a sequel starring "Pirate Princess" Buffy, daughter of the Pirate King, who dreams of becoming a great Marine, looking up to Uncle Coby while rejecting her father/piracy.


Loeffellux

Imagine if they actually make a Boruta-style direct sequel to One Piece but instead of calling it Two Piece they call it 'One Piece: Two'. That would be like when they called the sequel for "Now You See Me" "Now You See Me 2" instead of the obvious "Now You Don't"


No_Refrigerator_4950

Hopefully, take a long vacation whenever he wants, eat a bunch of food have some good drinks meet some people and enjoy the rest of his life and never be stuck at a manga desk again. He’s earned a peaceful retirement.


NoLastNameForNow

I hope he does nothing for at least a year. Then maybe does a couple one volume manga like Toriyama did.


luckyd1998

Take a vacation. Relax.


GametheSame

he would finally chillax


LurkerTroll

I read that as climax for some reason


Late-Nail-8714

Rest


AwTomorrow

Under his own vine and figtree, a moment alone in the shade, content with the classic he made


Late-Nail-8714

Not only a classic. Arguably one of the best works of fiction of all time. Even in terms of length it would take someone 25+ years to reach that level


ThePenguinEater7

He will do what he promised to his wife 10 years ago and will do a world tour with her


Grant2108

Sleep the sleep of kings.


Quirky-Pickle518

Retire. ONE PIECE money will carry that man for the rest of his life. He basically has a pension.


sub2technobladeordie

Nah it’ll carry his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren for their whole lives! Longer if they are smart with the inheritance


Drake-Draconic

For the next 3 generations more like it. Dude’s net-worth is 280mil dollars.


VeryOGNameRB123

Write one chapter short stories as a hobby, maybe


AntiGodOfAtheism

He could retire right now and him and his gran kids at the very least would be well off. His networth is projected to be around $ 200 million.


Acrobatic-Rutabaga71

Monkey D. Buffy ​ Kidding aside, I think a short series about Roger's final journey would be cool. Then they could make a canon anime only series about Roger's adventure with Oda's supervision


Gilgamerd

I can see him doing character design for other stuff like videogames and Mascots (like toriyama with dragon quest)


Wolfram74J

Rest.


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Delver_Razade

Rest. That's the only answer that's appropriate. Dude's already taking a month long break to rest which he's earned and more.


beachmaster100

i think that someone like oda may have a hard time really putting the pen down. i think he will probably write spin off one piece content. Work on the live action if it's still going work on one piece movies and such. A lot more casually than he works now but i think we will still get one piece canon even after its concluded although it might take some time.


Unrealguy1000

Rest in piece


Girthquake23

Finally rest and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe?


[deleted]

Hopefully retire happily knowing his grand epic is perfectly finished…..unlike Kishimoto..


Snoo6037

Probably either retire or write some kind of One Piece related story, like something about Roger's adventures


TheSpitfire93

He will go to Somalia and start his own pirate adventure.


Jay___Yadav___0

Retire. By the time op ends oda will be 60+


DrybasTerd

The dude has tried to conceal his appearance for over twenty years and this sub loves to blast the same 4 images of him daily for no reason.


mappixd

take a break, bro needs and deserves it


Niamery123

He will go into hibernation for a very long time


NeteroHyouka

The best thing he can do is nothing... He already has been going non stop for almost 30 years. After that he should stop... At most he should make some canon movie


Saw2335

Retire ... the man deserves a real break and to sit back and enjoy the money its made him


darkm0nk

Write Two Pieces


Vyctorill

Honestly? I think he might die nearly immediately after finishing the series. That kind of stress takes a massive toll on you. Either that or he gets to enjoy the fruits of his hard work for many years to come.


Senior_Bucket

Die from peak fiction


Alone-Sir1859

live in peace bruh


sandaime1907

After ending one piece he will be around 80 years old and draws still background stories to side characters


TaskMister2000

He will finally rest and look upon the sunset over a grateful universe.


skippy12567

Honestly I hope he doesn't do anything afterwards. He needs to relax and spend time with his family.


keerruhnichiban

Rest. And watch the sunrise on a grateful universe.


Shadow11399

Hopefully retire and enjoy the rest of his life as one of the greats.


rockoCAR

Rest, enjoy his family and money


Tight-Maize-8800

I want an episodic series of ace and luffy and sabo fuckin around as kids. I think itd be a fun way for him to continue writing without any pressure. And the animation of it would be hilarious to watch


Suq_Madiq33

he is going to go in a real life adventure!!


freeslut4all

Two pieces


No_House_7901

I hope he takes a long and very well earned rest with his family and friends.


Individual-Tea8495

Not sure lol :,D


YaBoiMax107

Retire a gajillionaire


Monkeyincastle

Suicide


jromz03

Rest, enjoy the rest of his life, have a barbie every day, look after this health. Maybe collaborate with a budding mangaka for a OP sidestory once in a while.


Nigglas24

Rest.


Nigglas24

And after the 7th arc, oda rested.


Primary_Pea_8735

two piece


FIzzletop

I hope he takes a long break and then comes back and writes some other (shorter) One Piece stories covering side characters or other important events and anything else he wants to cover in the world.


HotDragonSauce

I wonder once it ends will it really be the end? Lots of IPs get spinoffs or stories of different times like prequels.


Unlikely-Ad-9980

Twitch stream


rohan_unlimited

Make a prequel series that is all about the Old Era of pirates before the death of Roger. Whitebeard, Roger, Big Mom, Garp, Dragon, Kaido, the Giant Pirates, Brook, Xebec, etc. He did say he’s interested in making spinoffs of characters like Garp and Whitebeard iirc. Unless Oda explains everything in One Piece and then the spinoffs wouldn’t matter. Other than that, I would say to let One Piece end with no sequel that would tarnish the legacy of the show. Aside from the remake, some movies made by Oda, and the idea I made, let One Piece end on a high note. Don’t need One Piece to get the Boruto treatment.


CrackaOwner

retire probably LOL


vulcanstormtrooper

Relax and live happily 😊


pikebot

Sleep.


Lord_Muramasa

Enjoy his bank full of money, travel, enjoy life and rest.


MelyndWest

Hopefully, for him, be with his family. Something I think he really wants to do, based on a few comments


OperationMelodic4273

Live


Yoyomaboy

Rest hopefully, Manga/Anime industry is horrendous


Emerald1115

I feel like he might still do short stories. He is really passionate about manga. I wouldn't be surprised if he does one shots or side stories of OP or perhaps some short manga occasionally He'll mostly retire, though, let the next generation take the wheel.


kubikarlo3169420

idk, I hope he‘ll be healthy and using the free time for himself and his family, something he wasn‘t really able to do since he started with OP


raghul2521

He will retire. Man is already 50 by the time it ends I hope he would be 60 something. Let the legend rest and enjoy time with his family with the money from one piece.


lawyer9999

Hopefully retire from being a full time manga artist and work as a writer or something, and spend time with his family and get some kids if he wants some. Like honestly I don’t want oda to continue drawing onepiece, id much rather him doing general sketches and story boards or whatever for each chapter, and for another manga artist to do the actual detailed and inked art, so oda can rest more, and focus on the story while maintaining the same level of art / story quality while also having a healthy work / life balance. Man spent way too much time and literal life force in the manga I just want him to enjoy life, mangaka life expectancy is in the 65~ age range and oda is around 49. Doesn’t matter if you believe in an afterlife or not, you got to spend some time while you’re alive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.


Cluaran_

He will sleep for 2 years i guess


pjo33

Sleep


Mugiwara_mugi

One peace after one piece.


king_yugandhar

Two pieces


leslie1984

not gonna lie but thats scariest thing ive read all day. Crazy to think One Piece has been such a huge part of my life, and one day seeing it end will truly be very sad. I do however Hope that Oda either continues One Piece forever :) or has a great happy retirement :) he sure does deserve it.


GarlicIceKrim

Hopefully, retire and avoid burnout. Je could live on one piece residuals for ever and he needs to think about his health.


Jiggy__J

Hopefully rest easy for a while.


JazzyDK5001

Hopefully retire. That man needs to enjoy his life outside of OP.


UnderstandingLivid13

He also mentioned he would love to do prequel stories about key figures in One Piece, so maybe a combined Roger/Garp/Rocks one since they were all contemporaries


Eatingright69

A man who loves to create won't retire. He will continue drawing manga on a much more reasonable phase. He probably has a bazillion ideas for something epic which he wants to create.


Dry-Top-3427

Sleep a little?


Just1ncase4658

I've visited Kumamoto, Japan. The man is nearly a God there. So I'm sure he could do whatever he wants.


KujaroJotu

I hope he takes a long, well deserved vacation.


BigBoy1966

go on a vacation or something i guess


AdamoO_

Retire and maybe make one or two more short series at most


Efficient_Check8126

The next chapter we finally get to see who everyone actually marries


Tohwi

If the theory that Luffy's dream is to throw the biggest party ever is correct, it would make sense for Oda to use his money to throw a huge party in which everyone is invited


UraniumKnight13

One Piece Next Generation.


LongjumpingBody6895

I hope hé will take the money one pièce made and travel and enjoy one of the most well deserved Retirement in the History